Nintendo Switch game ‘Splatoon 3’ broke all records in Japan when it shifted 3.45mln units in its first three days on sale.
“This is the highest domestic sales level for any Nintendo Switch software within the first three days,” a statement from Nintendo Co., Ltd said.
The sales show just how popular the game is in Nintendo’s home market and the importance of the Splatoon IP - even outperforming Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which was the previous best.
In the UK, meanwhile, it became the first game in the squid-based shooter series to be ranked number one in the UK boxed charts, GamesIndustry.Biz said, with its predecessors both hitting the second spot.
Although launch sales are down 9% compared with Splatoon 2 - but this is physical revenues only and not digital buys via the eShop.
It knocked The Last Of Us: Part one off the top spot, which saw sales plummet 66% from last week, falling to fourth place.
Horizon: Forbidden West, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Nintendo Switch Sports made up the rest of the top five respectively.
NBA 2K23, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Minecraft made it into the top 10 of physical UK sales by Switch games.
Nintendo Co., Ltd shares jumped 5.0% on the London Stock Exchange during late morning trade.